Telemedicine And e-Health Offer Improved Healthcare Services in Nigeria

The 4th Nigerian conference on Telemedicine and e-Health took place recently in Gombe. The conference noted that in order to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), there is a need to increase the adoption of Telemedicine and e-Health as major solutions for improving healthcare services in the country, especially for rural regions that do not have accessibility or affordability to healthcare services. The conference confirmed that both Telemedicine and e-Health are having the potential to enhance the quality and accessibility to healthcare services in Nigeria.

Telemedicine Improves Healthcare Service in Tennessee

Telemedicine is one of the latest applications of Information Technology (IT) in healthcare section. For instance, a medical video network in Tennessee is going to be extended to permit doctors providing healthcare to pregnant women to be able to consult other obstetrics specialists located in larger cities such as in Knoxville and Chattanooga. This telemedicine project is going to provide help to women in 11 remote areas, including Morristown, Newport, Sevierville, Winchester, Tullahoma, McMinnville, Athens,  Cookeville, Livingston, Crossville, and Jellico. High speed internet connections, along with digital medical systems and special computer video equipment will be used to connect patients and specialists from Regional Obstetrical Consultants.